CVE-2014-5455 (GCVE-0-2014-5455)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-08-25 16:00 – Updated: 2026-05-28 17:46
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in the ptservice service prior to PrivateTunnel version 3.0 (Windows) and OpenVPN Connect version 3.1 (Windows) allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted program.exe file in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-428 - Unquoted Search Path or Element
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34037 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127439/OpenV… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/publi… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HP |
| http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/109007 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB |
| https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909/c… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelist/pull/3909 | x_refsource_MISC |
Date Public
2014-07-11 00:00
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Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
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Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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